transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnɪʃieɪʃ(ə)n ]
( initiations)
1.
The initiation of something is the starting of it.
They announced the initiation of a rural development programme...
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2.
Someone’s initiation into a particular group is the act or process by which they officially become a member, often involving special ceremonies.
This was my initiation into the peace movement.
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